Drone-Fired Missiles Kill 9 Militants in South Waziristan

According to a Miranshah based Journalist Haji Pazir Gull, drones have been frequantly flying over South and North Waziristan agencies for the past few days. Yesterday, they targetted a training compound of militants in South Waziristan. Today, early morning missiles were fired at Karwan Manza region, killing 9 militants.

On Tuesday, suspected U.S. drone-fired missiles in Mikin village of South Waziristan killed 12 people, official sources confirmed.

Officials said militant training compounds were targetted.

Former Director General of the Federally Administered Tribal Agencies (FATA) Directorate, Brig. Mahbub Shah, told a private channel,”This time drones targetted sanctuaries of rebel Baitullah Mehsud. But I do not approve of the U.S. directly violating Pakistan’s airspace.”

The Pakistan military has initiated fresh operations in South Waziristan, mostly using air power to track and kill militants there.

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Azhar Masood received his Masters in International Relations from the University of Karachi in 1971. During the 1980's, he reported on the Afghan war for Arab News and other news organizations. Throughout the 90's, he covered numerous conflicts and events relating to international affairs, including the war in Bosnia. He covered both the U.S. wars on Afghanistan and Iraq from within the countries and his services have been hired by the New York Times, Newsweek, and CNN, BBC, Fox News, and al-Jazeera, among others. He is currently based in Islamabad and is in charge of special tasks and assignments for PTV.